Sights in Yunomae, Kumamoto

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• Ushio Shrine and Sai Shrine

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto · 0966-43-4111

  Called the breast deity. Breast-shaped offerings are said to improve milk; visiting both shrines brings marital harmony and descendants.

• Jozen-ji Amida Hall

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto · 0966-43-2050

  Kumamoto's oldest wooden building and national important cultural property, said built in 1222-1224, with a thatched hip roof.

• Yunomae Manga Art Museum

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto · 0966-43-2050

  Museum preserving works of late Yunomae political cartoonist Ryosuke Nasu, about 7000 pieces, with a restored study corner.

• Yunomae Manga Library

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto · 0966-43-4888

  Free manga library of about 4,000 books, with Kumamoto artists' corner, signatures, and a tent facing the local railway.

• Shimosato Odaishi Hall

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto

  Mid-17th-century thatched Kobo Daishi hall on former Kisshoin grounds; repairs finished in 2023.

• Odaishi-do

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto

  Daishi hall kept through faith from lords to commoners. Hinoki single-block Kobo Daishi statue, said to be from Kissho-in Temple.

• Ichifusayama Jingu Lower Shrine (Satomiya Shrine)

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto

  Shrine for people unable to climb to the main shrine on Mount Ichifusa.

• Shitamachi Bridge

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto

  Historic single-arch stone bridge in Yunomae, built in 1906, about 17 meters long and 3 meters wide; town cultural property.

• Josen-ji (Joshin-ji)

  

  Yunomae, Kumamoto

  Kamakura-period temple in Yunomae; its Amida Hall is the prefecture's oldest wooden building and a national Important Cultural Property.